Pen and Ink on Paper, 8.5 x 11 in., 2017
This piece relates dysthymia to the plant kudzu. Dysthymia is mild but long-term form of depression, where one can go days and weeks feeling ok before the melancholy feelings return. Kudzu is an invasive plant which took over many parts of the artist’s home in the southeastern United States; in spite many efforts, it keeps coming back.
Pen and Ink on Paper, 8.5 x 11 in., 2019
“I’ll show you a smile, but don’t look me in the eyes,
I rather we sit in silence than you chatter on with lies,
We’ve flit back and forth but cannot find a mend,
So turn off the sunlight and let our chorus end.”
Portrait based on one of my wonderful followers from Instagram.
Pen and Ink on Paper, 8.5 x 11 in., 2018
This piece tries to visually represent the juxtaposition between the exhaustion I feel from trying to progress positively with my mental health and the more positive head space I am progressing into because of my faith. It is a freeing feeling only brought on through the help of the outstretched Hand.
Pen and Ink on Paper, 8.5 x 11 in., 2018
This piece is about finding the balance between being yourself and being with loved ones; about letting them in, but not letting them overpower who you are.
